Analysis Overview
SHA256
d51356160393737c4a8c94bdb02b24c97c4a4dc581a372ef134a3aba38c3bcfc
Threat Level: Known bad
The file ClickMePlease.xls was found to be: Known bad.
Malicious Activity Summary
Process spawned unexpected child process
Office macro that triggers on suspicious action
Suspicious Office macro
Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Checks processor information in registry
Enumerates system info in registry
Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener
MITRE ATT&CK
Enterprise Matrix V15
Analysis: static1
Detonation Overview
Reported
2024-08-11 23:54
Signatures
Office macro that triggers on suspicious action
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Suspicious Office macro
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Analysis: behavioral1
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2024-08-11 23:54
Reported
2024-08-11 23:59
Platform
win10v2004-20240802-en
Max time kernel
287s
Max time network
204s
Command Line
Signatures
Process spawned unexpected child process
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Parent C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE is not expected to spawn this process | N/A | C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\cmd.exe | C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE |
Checks processor information in registry
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\Hardware\Description\System\CentralProcessor\0 | C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE | N/A |
| Key value queried | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\~MHz | C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE | N/A |
| Key value queried | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\ProcessorNameString | C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE | N/A |
Enumerates system info in registry
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\Hardware\Description\System\BIOS | C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE | N/A |
| Key value queried | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\BIOS\SystemFamily | C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE | N/A |
| Key value queried | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\BIOS\SystemSKU | C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE | N/A |
Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE | N/A |
Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE | N/A |
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| PID 980 wrote to memory of 3012 | N/A | C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE | C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\cmd.exe |
| PID 980 wrote to memory of 3012 | N/A | C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE | C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\cmd.exe |
| PID 980 wrote to memory of 4660 | N/A | C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE | C:\Windows\splwow64.exe |
| PID 980 wrote to memory of 4660 | N/A | C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE | C:\Windows\splwow64.exe |
Processes
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE
"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE" "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ClickMePlease.xls"
C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\cmd.exe
cmd.exe /c echo "MetaCTF{is_this_a_very_hidden_feature_or_flag}"
C:\Windows\splwow64.exe
C:\Windows\splwow64.exe 12288
C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k PrintWorkflow -s PrintWorkflowUserSvc
Network
| Country | Destination | Domain | Proto |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 97.32.109.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 13.86.106.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | roaming.officeapps.live.com | udp |
| GB | 52.109.28.47:443 | roaming.officeapps.live.com | tcp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 47.28.109.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 0.204.248.87.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 68.159.190.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 90.16.208.104.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 88.156.103.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 149.220.183.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 58.55.71.13.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 157.123.68.40.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 192.142.123.92.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 15.164.165.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 240.143.123.92.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 26.35.223.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 19.229.111.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | tse1.mm.bing.net | udp |
| US | 150.171.28.10:443 | tse1.mm.bing.net | tcp |
| US | 150.171.28.10:443 | tse1.mm.bing.net | tcp |
| US | 150.171.28.10:443 | tse1.mm.bing.net | tcp |
| US | 150.171.28.10:443 | tse1.mm.bing.net | tcp |
| US | 150.171.28.10:443 | tse1.mm.bing.net | tcp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 43.58.199.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | metadata.templates.cdn.office.net | udp |
| GB | 2.17.209.123:443 | metadata.templates.cdn.office.net | tcp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | binaries.templates.cdn.office.net | udp |
| GB | 173.222.211.57:443 | binaries.templates.cdn.office.net | tcp |
| GB | 173.222.211.57:443 | binaries.templates.cdn.office.net | tcp |
| GB | 173.222.211.57:443 | binaries.templates.cdn.office.net | tcp |
Files
memory/980-0-0x00007FFE35090000-0x00007FFE350A0000-memory.dmp
memory/980-3-0x00007FFE35090000-0x00007FFE350A0000-memory.dmp
memory/980-4-0x00007FFE35090000-0x00007FFE350A0000-memory.dmp
memory/980-1-0x00007FFE35090000-0x00007FFE350A0000-memory.dmp
memory/980-2-0x00007FFE35090000-0x00007FFE350A0000-memory.dmp
memory/980-5-0x00007FFE750AD000-0x00007FFE750AE000-memory.dmp
memory/980-7-0x00007FFE75010000-0x00007FFE75205000-memory.dmp
memory/980-6-0x00007FFE75010000-0x00007FFE75205000-memory.dmp
memory/980-8-0x00007FFE75010000-0x00007FFE75205000-memory.dmp
memory/980-10-0x00007FFE75010000-0x00007FFE75205000-memory.dmp
memory/980-9-0x00007FFE32B70000-0x00007FFE32B80000-memory.dmp
memory/980-12-0x00007FFE75010000-0x00007FFE75205000-memory.dmp
memory/980-11-0x00007FFE75010000-0x00007FFE75205000-memory.dmp
memory/980-14-0x00007FFE75010000-0x00007FFE75205000-memory.dmp
memory/980-13-0x00007FFE75010000-0x00007FFE75205000-memory.dmp
memory/980-15-0x00007FFE32B70000-0x00007FFE32B80000-memory.dmp
memory/980-28-0x00007FFE75010000-0x00007FFE75205000-memory.dmp
memory/980-30-0x00007FFE75010000-0x00007FFE75205000-memory.dmp
memory/980-29-0x00007FFE75010000-0x00007FFE75205000-memory.dmp
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\CustomDestinations\b8ab77100df80ab2.customDestinations-ms
| MD5 | e8b775e21f872881d795f48e1a56a947 |
| SHA1 | f36939f0530e0e60f717c8c6fc7807fc286e2d48 |
| SHA256 | a5f755fd1c8e2b30c463804410589a0e8413d67c08bd9269456916b2bc751541 |
| SHA512 | 450d34732a033685252e249a22e02494a4c3e5f898ac060e4a13b789a5923e0d8622eac80737ac1a5b577d929af1e04aaf0033c87fb2f47099573f80a1785d41 |
memory/980-48-0x00007FFE75010000-0x00007FFE75205000-memory.dmp
memory/980-49-0x00007FFE75010000-0x00007FFE75205000-memory.dmp